World War I (1914-1917)
-not an American War, we joined in 1916
The first "Modern" War
- unique because of the trench warfare
- more accurate weapons,
- machine guns
- grenades
- riffling
- tanks
- aircraft
- chemical warfare (mustard gas)
Causes of WWI:
Imperialism- stronger nations taking over weaker nations
Militarism- the build up of military, British vs. German
Nationalism- pride in ones country
Alliances- groups that stick together
Woodrow Wilson
-president at the time
-wanted to stay neutral
-best for U.S
-didn't want to divide America
-wanted peace
Roosevelt
-believed fighting equaled peace
-made America a world power
Central Powers vs. Allied Powers
Austria Hungry, Germany, Italy, Ottoman empire, Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, Belgium, U.S
Cause of the war
Franz Ferdinand, the Arch duke of Austria gets shot and dies after getting shot at multiple times during a parade. This causes Austria Hungey to declare war on Serbia
October 4th Laura Stanley
Why United States got involved in World War I? 1. German U – boats: -submarines. -Used to attack ships that would be suspected of carrying weapons to Britain -led to deaths of many Americans.
2. Sinking of Lusitania: -It was a passenger ship that went from America to Britain. -The Germans warned the Americans to not go on the ship but 128 Americans did. -German u boats sunk Lusitania. -128 Americans were killed.
3. Zimmerman note: -Zimmerman sent a note from Germany to Mexico which got intercepted by the United States.-The note asked Mexico to attack USA and in exchange Germany would give Mexico land. ---Mexico never replied.
4. Russian revolution: -Russia was failing in battles so the Russian king left his wife in charge and went to fight in the war. -A Russian revolution started and they had to back out in 1916 just when America joined the war. -Americans joined due to the Allied powers loosing a key power source, Russia
October 5, 2011 Jordan Nittinger
Today, we shared what events people interviewed people about. It was just a class discussion with a big time line on the board, in which people marked their events. Some interviews include Pearl Harbor, TMI, The Beatles first tour in the US, an 9/11. We also worked on our propaganda posters. On the front we drew a picture to go along with the topic, and on the back write what the topic means, and how your poster represented it. That's about all!
Lindsay Herbst
World War I (1914-1917)
-not an American War, we joined in 1916
The first "Modern" War
- unique because of the trench warfare
- more accurate weapons,
- machine guns
- grenades
- riffling
- tanks
- aircraft
- chemical warfare (mustard gas)
Causes of WWI:
Imperialism- stronger nations taking over weaker nations
Militarism- the build up of military, British vs. German
Nationalism- pride in ones country
Alliances- groups that stick together
Woodrow Wilson
-president at the time
-wanted to stay neutral
-best for U.S
-didn't want to divide America
-wanted peace
Roosevelt
-believed fighting equaled peace
-made America a world power
Central Powers vs. Allied Powers
Austria Hungry, Germany, Italy, Ottoman empire, Great Britain, France, Serbia, Russia, Belgium, U.S
Cause of the war
Franz Ferdinand, the Arch duke of Austria gets shot and dies after getting shot at multiple times during a parade. This causes Austria Hungey to declare war on Serbia
October 4th
Laura Stanley
Why United States got involved in World War I?
1. German U – boats:
-submarines.
-Used to attack ships that would be suspected of carrying weapons to Britain
-led to deaths of many Americans.
2. Sinking of Lusitania:
-It was a passenger ship that went from America to Britain.
-The Germans warned the Americans to not go on the ship but 128 Americans did.
-German u boats sunk Lusitania.
-128 Americans were killed.
3. Zimmerman note:
-Zimmerman sent a note from Germany to Mexico which got intercepted by the United States.-The note asked Mexico to attack USA and in exchange Germany would give Mexico land. ---Mexico never replied.
4. Russian revolution:
-Russia was failing in battles so the Russian king left his wife in charge and went to fight in the war.
-A Russian revolution started and they had to back out in 1916 just when America joined the war.
-Americans joined due to the Allied powers loosing a key power source, Russia
October 5, 2011
Jordan Nittinger
Today, we shared what events people interviewed people about. It was just a class discussion with a big time line on the board, in which people marked their events. Some interviews include Pearl Harbor, TMI, The Beatles first tour in the US, an 9/11. We also worked on our propaganda posters. On the front we drew a picture to go along with the topic, and on the back write what the topic means, and how your poster represented it. That's about all!